by Mike Garafolo, USA TODAY Sports

by Mike Garafolo, USA TODAY Sports

After the NFL draft's first round, you've got questions, we know you do. So, before the second round starts, we'll provide the answers:

So, Manti Te'o's still available, huh?

Yeah, and there's a weird vibe around the league. Nearly everyone is stunned he wasn't taken in the first round, yet some of those very teams that are surprised are the ones that passed over the Notre Dame linebacker. When the Minnesota Vikings jumped back into the first round, the expectation was it was for Te'o, whom many thought they would take earlier in the round. Nope, Tennessee wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson. The Te'o snub doesn't seem to have much to do with his catfishing incident. That's why the league is quite stunned he dropped; many considered it a non-issue by now. It has more to do with the fact he's a solid player without startling athletic abilities. Still, many thought he had enough talent to go on Day 1. Expect Te'o to go quickly on Day 2.

Is Geno Smith's decision to leave New York and then decide to stay really a big deal?

Yes and no. We'll start with the no. He's a young kid who was dreaming about hearing his name called by Roger Goodell and giving the commissioner a big, back-slapping bear hug on the stage as the first quarterback drafted. He's disappointed, and we can't blame him. Teams surely understand as well. Also, he and his family had booked flights out of town Friday, so they had to adjust on the fly. On the other hand, coaches want their quarterbacks to remain calm, composed and confident as much as possible. Some NFL coaches even work on quarterbacks' body language after simple incomplete passes. Will the indecisiveness affect Smith's draft stock? That's highly doubtful. But you can bet his NFL coaches will be watching his ability to handle adversity going forward.

Who comes off the board first Friday â?? Ryan Nassib or Matt Barkley?

Good question. We'll go with Barkley. He was formerly tabbed as a first-round talent, so there has to be a quarterback-needy team out there that has a relatively high grade on him at this point. And the fact that the Buffalo Bills and former Syracuse coach Doug Marrone passed on Nassib doesn't send the best of messages to the rest of the league. If Marrone and the Bills wanted EJ Manuel over Nassib, what must other NFL teams think?

Tyrann Mathieu thinks he'll be a second-round pick. Agree?

No, actually. We'd pegged him as a third-rounder, and we'll stick with that. There are far too many questions about the kid, and they're not going away. In fact, Fox Sports' Jay Glazer said during an interview on the Dan Patrick Show on Friday that Mathieu blew off visits with the Seattle Seahawks and Houston Texans last week. "Off the grid," is the way Glazer described it. That means he's "off the board" for a bunch of teams. And as we type, we're wondering if our third-round projection is being too generous.

Who is the best overall player left on the board?

Florida State offensive tackle Menelik Watson. Size, strength, quick feet, good punch. What's not to love? Well, technique, for one. And that's why he wasn't a first-round pick. Watson, who grew up in England, is still new to the game. But so are BYU defensive end Ziggy Ansah (No. 5 overall) and Florida State defensive end Bjoern Werner (No. 24 overall). A team has a shot to grab a player with all of the abilities to be a very good right tackle in the NFL. The Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles each grabbed a tackle high in the first round, so look for the Detroit Lions at No. 36 as the first potential landing spot for Watson.

Which pick was the biggest gamble?

Definitely the Detroit Lions grabbing Ansah at No. 5 overall. That's not to say it was a bad pick. The definition of a gamble means risking something for a big payoff, and Ansah could wind up paying huge dividends. But he's extremely raw and, with the comparisons to the New York Giants' Jason Pierre-Paul, remember that Pierre-Paul went 10 picks later. In fact, Ansah can thank Pierre-Paul for playing so well over the past couple of years. Pierre-Paul's impact during the Giants' Super Bowl season of 2011 (16Â½ sacks in the regular season and a blocked field goal to seal a victory against the Dallas Cowboys) is what the Lions expect from Ansah. If they get that, a top-five pick is more than worth it.

So which pick was the safest?

That would be the Jacksonville Jaguars selecting Texas A&M tackle Luke Joeckel at No. 2. It was even safer than the Kansas City Chiefs taking Central Michigan tackle Eric Fisher first overall. Joeckel was a starter at left tackle for his entire college career and faced a higher level of competition than Fisher did. His technique is outstanding, and he has been working on it for years. Fisher is a mauler and might wind up being the better player in the NFL, but it's hard to imagine Joeckel won't be a very good player for a very long time. And the question was which pick was safest.

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Did the Miami Dolphins really pull one over on the Oakland Raiders when moving from No. 12 to third overall?

We think so. And so does the draft value chart. The Dolphins gave up the 12th pick (1,200 points) and their second-round pick, No. 42 overall (480 points). That's 1,680 points. The third overall pick, which the Dolphins used to select Oregon defensive end Dion Jordan, was worth 2,200 points. "The value of the kid," Dolphins owner Stephen Ross said of Jordan, according to the Miami Herald, "with as little as they had to (give up) for him â?¦ is incredible." That said, don't just think it's the same old Raiders here. Surely they know what the chart says, as every team has one. They're a rebuilding team that was short a second-round pick this year because the previous regime was so eager to get Carson Palmer from the Cincinnati Bengals. It also was a market in which a lot of teams wanted to move back but few were willing to pay the price to go forward.

What happened with Sharrif Floyd's tumble from the top five?

NFL Network's Mike Mayock said during Thursday's broadcast he heard from teams who said Floyd has character issues. Floyd bounced around as a kid in Philadelphia, so perhaps that was the case with a bunch of teams, but a lack of production in college at Florida also contributed. Floyd had five sacks and forced one fumble. Though he won't admit it, apparently Floyd even had an inkling he might fall if he slipped past that first chunk of teams. Floyd did have 13 tackles for loss last season, though, so if he can keep that up in the NFL, the Minnesota Vikings might have gotten themselves a nice little steal at No. 23 overall.

Why did Tank Carradine fall out of the first round?

The Florida State defensive end was seen by many as a solid pick late in the teens and into the 20s, but his recovery from knee surgery isn't going as well as the glowing stories on him would have one believe. Every team got the information on Carradine at the scouting combine medical recheck, and it wasn't very good. Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Da'Quan Bowers had a similar situation a few years ago and tumbled from a potential No. 1 overall pick to the second round. Carradine could be selected Friday.